... up to the present day, the success of our company is close-knit with the commitment and vision of company founder Roland Killinger and his wife Waltraud.
Roland Killinger, born in 1928, and his wife were both employees at E. F. Walcker & Cie in Ludwigsburg. On 1 July 1954 they took over the "South German Organ Pipe Factory" from Hermann Vetter.
In 1958 Erich Feuchter, also an Walckers employee, joined the Company as Master.
Roland Killinger and Erich Feuchter experimented especially with reeds. Various materials and scales were developed whose sound was reminiscent of the Spanish and French styles.
The Company flourished, further staff were taken on and the factory expanded, right up to the early 60s when as a result of economic crisis the need for other markets emerged. So overseas business relationships were developed which exist to the present day.
In 1969 the Catalogue with reed voices was published.
Expansion of the hitherto mainly baroque-influenced sound palette to depict romantic literature. Studies of french organ builders, especially Cavaillé-Coll. Participation in numerous conferences and speaker on many organ builders and organ consultant meetings.
1994 first attempts to build free reeds.
Since 1995, leadership of the Company as GmbH. Christoph Ulmer is plant manager.
Since 2001 expansion of production range with English reeds, including stentor (high pressure) voices.
After the death of Roland Killinger 2001, acquisition of the company by Christoph Ulmer. The company name is now Killinger Pfeifen Freiberg – Flue pipes and reeds – Roland Killinger GmbH.